STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - A 21-year-old man died in an early-morning car crash Saturday, after he slammed into a traffic light pole less than a mile away from his Port Richmond home.

Police say the crash happened at about 3 a.m.

The victim, Jose Luis Arlequin, who lived on the 100 block of John Street, was driving west on Richmond Terrace in a gray 1996 Honda, when he lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a pole at the intersection of Sharpe Avenue.

When police arrived, they found Arlequin in bad shape --he had sustained serious trauma to his body, cops said.

An ambulance took him to Richmond University Medical Center in West Brighton, where he was pronounced dead, according to police.

Police said Saturday they do not suspect the crash was the result of criminal act, though an investigation remained ongoing.

A man who identified himself as Arlequin's stepfather declined comment when contacted by the Advance Saturday.